Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-27
THROUGH THE STATE.


boundary commissioners has been finish
ell, The changes made are slight.
Will Gatrell, of ST. Marys, had his hand
crushed between the bumpers OF two cars
on the Ohio river road few days ego.
There are no new developments in the
proposition to remove the Dalzell glass
works, of Wellsburg, to Washington, Pa.
Engineering operations on the Cheat
river extension Of the West Va, c. & p.
railroad have been suspended for the
winter.
\ h&tchet Tell from the top of high
StcriadGer in the NJ. T.. church at Keyser,
striking J. c. Moody in the face and cut
ting terrible cash.
Mr.. Benz Davis, of Warrington district,
shot and killed wildcat near his home
last Friday, which was three and half feet
long and weighed twelve pounds.
Mr.. Hunter, of New Martiryille, has
sued the Ohio River Railroad Company for
SO, 900 damages for injuries received III
an accident at Pddens Valley, last sum-
mcr.
1t is reported that vein of coal, hereto
fore unknown, has recently been developed
upon one of the upper tribunals OF Little
Coal river, measuring ten feet IN thick
ness.
While Adam Duyal and Joseph Miller,
of Brooke county, were out hunting, the
former was accidentally shot by the latter,
receiving eighteen or twenty shot IN ms
legs.
Pendlcgon county is having some excite
ms,,t over panther that little girl claims
to have seen several times The citizens
have turned out to hunt it, but without
success.
4 Drotracted meeting just closed in the
meadows OF Greenbrier county, resulting
in the conversion OF fliy-seven persons.
At Frankford, same county, nineteen more
were converted.
A son OF Joseph Keerer was struck by a
shiny in the hands of a playmate on the
Morgantown public school campus, one
day last week, aud for a time 1t was
thought he was dead.
There are hut two registered grain dis
tilleries in this State, one Of which was IN
operation during this year. There are,
however. !, $50 registered fruit stills IN the
State, all OF which were operated.
Mr.. l.. X. KoOntz, of Nicholas county,
who Tecently got patent on churn
dasher. we understand was offered sou, OOO
by Indiana parties for his patent riSnt.
MIR. Kourtz lett for Muncle, lndlana, Iast
Wednesday to see the parties.
On Tuesday a number of men at the
house of Mr.. Rice, in Tyler county, near
the Wstzel line, were engaged IN olastiug
rnrE in the bottom of cistern. The tuse
having apparently flashed out, John n;
Workman, who was standing by, looked
over 10 see what was the matter when the
,.blast' exploded, knocking out one OF
Workman's eyes and so badly injured Tue
other that it is feared he VIII lose IT,
Workman came from Bellalre.
Last Tuesday night between II and l
O'Clock cashier Gall was awakened by a
report of O pistol in front of the Tygart s
Valley Bank, ut Phillippi, and on gong
ont he discovered two men in front OF ".
+ Grant X Bro. 8 hardware store lad
Joining the bank one of whom was exam
ming the store door lock, while the other
seemed 10 he acting as sentinel. Upon no
ticing Mr.. Calls approach, the man at tne
door made good his escape and the senti'
mel ~ screen himself, stepped INTO the
doorway, leading to Mr.. ). V. WOODS
Office in the bank building. Mr.. Gall IN,
nnired his name and what he wanted, and
receiving no answer, proceeded to give MIN
a nnmmeling with his cane which was
soon reduced to kindling. In the scnme
Nr Gall endsavored to close the street
door on his man aud make him prisoner,
Int the stranger, divining his purpose and
BEING the stronger of the two, made MS
escape and fed.
sheriff.. A. Berry and Constable j. s
| Perry OF Barbour county, went TO Int
bonse of ore George Thompson, who was
] wanted by the Lewis county authorizes
and arrested him few nights ago. Iney
mads s.boli charge upon the house, rushed
~ With revolver in hand and found
Tbomnson quietly sitting by the hre
| n,er5;py his boots. He was so badly
scaIed that he got very sick and Dave
~ "a spIendid "cobbler'-proceeded
20 finish mendiDg the boots, while Joe
'Uas left TO care for the sick prisoner
TSor,nson expressed desire to be taken
outside to get breath oil iresh ar ana SoS
assisted the poor fellow out into the ysru
and he soon appeared to be some oet'sr,
Int when they returned into the house ne
a,ra,y worse and wanted to be taken ou'
sasin This going out and in business wa
-sS,aatad several times until Joe hnady
r,nf fired oft and told Thompson tnat u
he wanted to 90 ont any more ana wa
Able to 90 alone he could do so. de aP
peared to be some better, but was SUI sun
Tery weak, scarcely able to wsik, ant
after much eKertinn, he succeeded In get
ting ont unassisted by Joe. This t!me tn'
nnTs air had such q wonderful efect OF
him that he forgot to come back ana M
has not been heard nom except ny pos's
card asking Joe when be Is going down "
weston.